26.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Brayton · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Brayton
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than most similar areas define Brayton, where only 3.8% of people need help with daily activities. This is notably lower than the national figure of 5.8%. Most residents here live without any long-term health conditions.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.4% of people have a long-term health condition, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 27.7%. Arthritis is the most common issue at 10.1%, while 7.7% of residents live with a mental health condition.
7.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Brayton, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Fewer people in Brayton require assistance with daily tasks compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.8% of the population needs this help, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 5.8%.
3.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Brayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10551/brayton/topic/health-disability